Coco's foot
This entry was posted on 19 Nov 2006, 11:50 AM and is filed under EA Horses.
November 5, 2006
Coco is still up at the barn trying to recover from an abscess in her hind foot. Her other leg is stressing from taking weight off the bad foot. She is stalled on rubber mats and I have soaked her hoof several times in a hot Epsom salt bath. Her foot doesn't seem to be getting any better, though. The farrier trimmed her 2 weeks ago and that opened one abscess. Looking at the bottom of her hoof it looks like she had two abscesses near the sole. I soaked her hoof again last night, wrapped it in cotton and bandages and put a Davis boot on her. Today I put her out in the front yard in a temporary pen and kept moving it around so she was always on fresh dry ground and was able to graze all day. She was standing a bit better, I think. I'll do the same thing tomorrow, I guess. If anyone has any other suggestions, let me know. My vet is out of the office until Nov. 13 and I have already had her there once. She walks on it but with lameness. She has a healthy appetite and nickers to you when you enter the barn. So, she is in great spirits. That helps a lot.
